By: Chris Nelson Feb, 19, 2012
Isao Kobayashi will have the chance to avenge the lone loss on his ledger come April when he challenges Koji Oishi for the mantle of lightweight...

Nov, 09, 2011
Mikihito Yamagami blitzed Junji Ikoma and took his Shooto 115-pound world championship at “Shoot the Shooto 2011.” Taro Irei was ringside at...

By: Tony Loiseleur Nov, 05, 2011
TOKYO -- It took all of 41 seconds for Mikihito Yamagami to blitz Junji Ikoma and wrest from him the Shooto 115-pound world championship in the main event of...

By: Mike Whitman Nov, 01, 2011
Will Campuzano has been forced to withdraw from his flyweight title bout against Ian McCall at Tachi Palace Fights 11 due to a rib injury.

By: Tim Leidecker Nov, 01, 2011
The stars will come out in November. Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis, Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez, former flyweight king Shinichi Kojima and the...

By: Chris Nelson Sep, 25, 2011
Newly minted Shooto 115-pound world champion Junji Ikoma will attempt to defend his belt for the first time against top contender Mikihito...

By: Tony Loiseleur Aug, 06, 2011
TOKYO -- After nearly two years away from the ring, former Shooto 123-pound world champion Shinichi “BJ” Kojima returned Saturday to take a hard-fought split decision over Wajutsu Keishukai banger Masaaki...

By: Tim Leidecker Jul, 30, 2011
Business picks up in the mixed martial arts world during the month of August, as Rashad Evans meets fellow former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz in a UFC 133 rematch and longtime middleweight king...

By: Chris Nelson Jun, 16, 2011
Shinichi “BJ” Kojima, once the world’s top-ranked flyweight, is set to end a two-year layoff from the ring on Aug. 6.